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1840 United States presidential election
1840 United States presidential election in New Jersey New Jersey presidential no 1836 United States presidential election in New Jersey 1836 1844 United States presidential election in New Jersey 1844 November 3–4, 1840 x200px William Henry Harrison Portrait (3x4 cropped).jpg William Henry Harrison Whig Party (United States) Ohio John Tyler 8 33,351 51.74% Bust Portrait of Martin Van Buren (Cropped).jpg Martin Van Buren Democratic Party (United States) New York none 0 31,034 48.15% 1840 United States presidential election in New Jersey results map by county.svg 350px County results
Harrison
#FED463 50–60%
#FE9929 60–70%
#CB4B00 80–90%
Van Buren
#86B6F2 50–60%
#4389E3 60–70%
#1666CB 70–80% President Martin Van Buren Democratic Party (United States) William Henry Harrison Whig Party (United States) MS AL
A presidential election was held in New Jersey from November 3–4, 1840 as part of the 1840 United States presidential election.Dubin Michael J. United States Presidential Elections, 1788–1860: The Official Results by County and State 2002 McFarland & Co. Jefferson, NC xvi Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
New Jersey voted for the Whig candidate, William Henry Harrison, over Democratic candidate Martin Van Buren. Harrison won New Jersey by a narrow margin of 3.59%.
Results
1840 United States presidential election in New Jersey1840 Presidential General Election Results - New Jersey http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1840&f=1&off=0&elect=0&fips=34&submit=Retrieve U.S. Election Atlas 23 December 2013
Whig Party (United States)
William Henry Harrison
Ohio
John Tyler
Virginia
33,351
51.74%
8
100.00%
Democratic Party (United States)
Martin Van Buren
New York
Richard Mentor Johnson
Kentucky
31,034
48.15%
0
0.00%
Liberty Party (US, 1840)
James G. Birney
New York
Thomas Earle
Pennsylvania
69
0.11%
0
0.00%
64,454
100.00%
8
100.00%
See also
United States presidential elections in New Jersey
References
New Jersey
1840
Category:1840 New Jersey elections